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Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

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The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests. ↗

— Charley Reese

#american #been #british #driven #economic

The truth is often terrifying, which I think is one of the motifs of Larry and Andrew's cinema. The cost of knowledge is an important theme. In the second and third films, they explore the consequences of Neo's choice to know the truth. It's a beautiful, beautiful story. ↗

— Keanu Reeves

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The truth is found when men are free to pursue it. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Truth is simply a compliment paid to sentences seen to be paying their way. ↗

— Richard Rorty

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Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where people's hearts lie. ↗

— Paul Scott

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The truth is, it's not a great career move to create a readership and then, in effect, abandon them. ↗

— Dan Simmons

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The truth is balance. However the opposite of truth, which is unbalance, may not be a lie. ↗

— Susan Sontag

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Half a truth is often a great lie. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known. If there were no speaking or writing, there would be no truth about anything. There would only be what is. ↗

— Susan Sontag

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